Visual Effects in Video - What's the terminology?

Ala Shiban · March 6th, 2008, 02:42 AM

Hey guys -

It seems to me that integrating green-screen'ed video with video is referred to as 'Compositing'.

My question is, what's the term for when you integrate visual effects (shooting star, 3D object, ...) into a 2D scene?

Giroud Francois · March 6th, 2008, 02:56 AM

Compositing is a generic term. It covers all effects requiring to stitch multiple parts/layers together.
For green screen, , the more precise term, is Keying.
Tracking, motion track, keying, color matching are used to include 3d objects or 2D objects (matte painting for example) into a video.

Ala Shiban · March 6th, 2008, 02:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Giroud Francois

Compositing is a generic term. It covers all effects requiring to stitch multiple parts/layers together.
For green screen, , the more precise term, is Keying.
Tracking, motion track, keying, color matching are used to include 3d objects or 2D objects (matte painting for example) into a video.

Thanks for that! My main learning objective is on how to integrate visual effects in non-moving tripod shots (for starters, no tracking) - I guess i'll start searching the forums!

March 6th, 2008, 02:42 AM	#1
Ala Shiban Tourist Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Israel Posts: 4	Visual Effects in Video - What's the terminology? Hey guys - It seems to me that integrating green-screen'ed video with video is referred to as 'Compositing'. My question is, what's the term for when you integrate visual effects (shooting star, 3D object, ...) into a 2D scene?

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March 6th, 2008, 02:56 AM	#2
Giroud Francois Trustee Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: switzerland Posts: 1,510	Compositing is a generic term. It covers all effects requiring to stitch multiple parts/layers together. For green screen, , the more precise term, is Keying. Tracking, motion track, keying, color matching are used to include 3d objects or 2D objects (matte painting for example) into a video.